Filtering changed?

[MSpagni]

Since a long time I'm using this filter:

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desktop.ini,thumbs.db,pagefile.sys,usrclass.dat,usrclass.dat.log,ntuser.dat,ntuser.dat.log,sam,sam.log,security,security.log,software,software.log,system,system.log,edb.log,datastore.edb,:*\WINDOWS\Prefetch\*,:*\WINDOWS\system32\config\default.,:*\WINDOWS\system32\config\default.log,:*\System Volume Information\*,:*\RECYCLER\*,:*\temporary internet files\*,:*\cronologia\*,:*\datacoll\*

With version 5.5 I have the "System Volume Information" directory shown.
Has something been changed in the filtering syntax or it has always been there and it's my memory at fault?

[psguru]

It's always worked this way. :*\System Volume Information\* will exclude all paths that contain \System Volume Information\, which your C:\System Volume Information does not. You can simply use a less restrictive :*\System Volume Information*

[MSpagni]

You're right.
The filter for "System Volume Information" never worked as I wanted, but since the directories always figured equal (probably since they are unreadable) I never noticed them.

Thank you for the correction.

What follows is that, if there's something changed (and something has changed), I must investigate on my computer...

[MSpagni]

Yes indeed, something has changed in my computer: the System Volume Information directory of my backup drive has become not "hidden" nor "system" and is perfectly accessible!
I have no clear idea why. Perhaps an aborted system files defrag?

Anyway, thank you again for the filter correction.

By the way: what about an obvious, more immediate, way to get to the filter edit/edit/delete functions?

[psguru]

You can either edit your filter directly in the text box (or in your text editor and then copy/paste), or click on the button next to the Manage filter drop-down and select Edit Filter. We'll probably add hyperlinks to the Include and Exclude text label to invoke the same Edit Filter dialog.